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A systems science approach to the general problems of crime and justice is presented here, with the main emphasis being victim justice. The systems science approach is not confined to isolated problems. Instead, the entire “system” (i.e., the entire legal system) where those problems have arisen is examined, so that a broad and in-depth understanding may be possible. It is felt that victim justice is closely related to the definitions of crimes and criminal justice. To clarify the issues, I pose the following two questions:
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Chu, J.T. (1991). A Systems Science Approach to Crime, Criminal Justice, and Victim Justice. In: Sank, D., Caplan, D.I. (eds) To Be a Victim. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5974-4_8
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